A Guile of Dragons
Pyr · Paperback · August 24, 2012
It's dwarves vs dragons in this origin story for Enge's signature character, Morlock Ambrosius!
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- Who it’s for
- A deep-roads fantasy where dwarves, dragons, old wars, and a troubled guardian meet.
- Themes
- Dwarves and dragons at war, Dragons return to threaten Northhold, A traitor's son must defend his people
- Genres
- Dragons & Mythic Creatures, Epic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy
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It's dwarves vs dragons in this origin story for Enge's signature character, Morlock Ambrosius! Before history began, the dwarves of Thrymhaiam fought against the dragons as the Longest War raged in the deep roads beneath the Northhold. Now the dragons have returned, allied with the dead kings of Cor and backed by the masked gods of Fate and Chaos. The dwarves are cut off from the Graith of Guardians in the south.
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Their defenders are taken prisoner or corrupted by dragonspells. The weight of guarding the Northhold now rests on the crooked shoulders of a traitor's son, Morlock syr Theorn (also called Ambrosius). But his wounded mind has learned a dark secret in the hidden ways under the mountains. Regin and Fafnir were brothers, and the Longest War can never be over...
Beneath the Northhold
A deep-roads fantasy where dwarves, dragons, old wars, and a troubled guardian meet.
Come here for
- Dwarves against dragons, with mythic echoes in the names Regin and Fafnir
- A threatened stronghold and a reluctant guardian with a wounded mind
Expect
- Epic stakes rooted in an ancient war that refuses to stay finished
- A dark, adventure-driven tale centered on Morlock Ambrosius
Where it sits
| Dark Fantasy | 86% |
|---|---|
| Dragons & Mythic Creatures | 60% |
| Epic Fantasy | 59% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Epic Fantasy
- Fantasy Adventure
- Authors
- James Enge
- Publisher
- Pyr
- Published
- August 24, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Dwarves and dragons at war · Dragons return to threaten Northhold · A traitor's son must defend his people
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure